This book takes the reader through the sexual highlights (and lowlights) in the lives/careers of the Fab Four from adolescence to the present. It focuses mainly on the Quarry Men and Beatles years, but continues right through the solo era to 2013. Punctuated with illustrations featuring 'the luv bugs'. As humorous as it is salaciously informative, this account avoids opinionating and moralizing, and instead focuses on delivering the goodies ie. the juicy stuff. (Is sex a vital part of life? Was it especially so for the Beatles? Aren't you glad your parents had sex, at least once? Yeah, yeah, yeah!)

Cilla Black, Friend of The Beatles and an Early Contemporary, to Receive Career Honor in London- Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Cilla Black, who early in her career shared a manager with The Beatles and recorded songs written byJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney, is being honored for her outstanding contribution to entertainment by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Black is scheduled to receive the BAFTA award during the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards, taking place May 18 in London. Black, like The Beatles, was part of the early 1960s music scene at the Cavern club in Liverpool, England. After signing with the group’s manager, Brian Epstein, Black recorded a handful of Lennon-McCartney compositions, among them “Love of the Loved” and “It’s for You,” which became chart hits in the U.K. By the late 1960s, Black was a regular on British television, starting with her eponymous variety show for BBC TV, followed by long stints on the shows Surprise! Surprise! and Blind Date, plus appearances on other programs.

If you’re one of the thousands of people who snapped up tickets to see Paul McCartney at Dodger Stadium on August 10, you may be in for a bit of history. McCartney may have hinted that he might be joined by Ringo Starr.

In the summer of 1968, the Beatles issued their first release on their own Apple imprint with the single ‘Hey Jude.’ A few months later, the idea for a side label, existing solely for the purpose of putting out more experimental outings, was proposed, which they called “Zapple.”

Record of the Week

Gets heavy play this week!

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles.

Release date: June 1, 1967

Labels: Apple Records, Capitol Records, Hör Zu, Parlophone

Awards: Grammy Award for Album of the Year, more

1

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

2:02

2

With a Little Help From My Friends

2:44

3

Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

3:24

4

Getting Better

2:50

5

Fixing a Hole

2:39

6

She’s Leaving Home

3:37

7

Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite

2:35

8

Within You Without You

5:07

9

When I’m Sixty‐Four

2:40

10

Lovely Rita

2:39

11

Good Morning Good Morning

2:43

12

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise)

1:19

13

A Day in the Life

5:34

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

17 Shocking Facts About The Beatles

The Beatles were originally supposed to voice the vultures in The Jungle Book.

The Beatles’ manager had worked out an agreement with Walt Disney for the group to perform in the film, but this dream was shot down when he approached the group with the idea. John Lennon reportedly shouted, “There’s no way the Beatles are going to sing for Mickey ****-ing Mouse!” Nevertheless, the four vultures are still modeled after the Fab Four, and the final product retains the Liverpool accent and mop-top haircuts as an homage to the group (the quiet vulture with the shaggy hair is a dead ringer for George!).

Much as I would’ve liked to have seen the Beatles in a Disney movie, I think I prefer the barbershop music anyway: